Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1898, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY..... July 22, 1895. Editor, CROSBY 8. NOYES “HE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent Family Circulat’ much more than the combined cir- tion of the other Washington lex. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. t7Im order to avoid delays, on ac- count of pe 1 absence, letters to ‘THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ording to tenor or purpove. Shafte It is to Le hoped that subsequent events and reports may disprove the published ac- scents of a rupture between Garcia and Shafter, and of the former's withdrawal with his troops to the hills. Until so set aside in officia er it is to be assumed that 1s as disclosed by the text of a aid to have been sent by Garcia r, which is printed else- General Garcia in this letter resigns his comm because of two alleged griev- ane » claims, first, that he has been treated yrainiously by General Shafter in uct of the negotiations for the strrender of Santiago, second, that the] Cut are being treated unjustly in the art ments for the temporary govern- of the captured city and province. that he not haf- in the me nt arcia asserts was General Shafter’s off ort of the case is awaited with i d concern. It will doubtless bear not only upon the personal differences between him and Garcia, but also upon the general bearing of the Cubans in the campaign just com- pleted Meanwhile Judgment should be suspended Evidences haye been noted by The Star of @ disposition to disparage the Cubans, to express a vast surprise at finding them half-starved guerillas instead of disciplined soldiers, to be shocked that they so bitterly hate their cruel oppressors that they may need to be restrained by their American allies from wreaking full vengeance upon the conquered Spaniard. This disparage- ment leads up to the infamous suggestion that the Cubans are unworthy of the in- dependence which we have proclaimed for them, and that the conquest not the inde- pendence of Cuba must now be our pro- gram. The new plan Involves stultification and debasement for the repubWc. The new pelicy is both unwise and dishonest. Tactful constderation {s required both from Americans and Cubans as they co- operate to expel Spain from Cuba. If we are to be polite to conquered Spantards. we are to be even more courteous to our Cu- ban allies. There seems to be no reason why Gen. Garcia should not have been in- vited to participate In the ceremonies at- tending the surrender of Santiago. Indeed the first indictment brought against him was to the effect that he had received this courtesy, and had angrily declined it. Gen. Shafter could In no way better serve the republic than by treating with every courtesy its Cuban allies. On the other hand the Cuban leaders must not be over-sensitive and exacting. The character of the temporary military government of Santiago must be finally d termined by the representatives of Ameri- ca. Gen. Garcia's complaint of personal discourtesies will elicit more American sympathy than his criticism of the tem- porary government which the President has proclaimed for Santiago. —— - 202 —__ A Hard Mistr The Spanish soldier and sailor serve a very hard mistress. It is small wonder, then, that they are lacking in judgment and in precision of execution. They are kept constantly rattled by the reflection that they will be condemned if they do and court-martlaled if they don’t Admiral Cervera was forced to cross the Atlantic when it was well known to the Madrid authorities that his ships were in no condition to go on a cruise for fighting. He made port at Santiago with difficulty, and was immediately bottled up. He re- ported the situation home. It was des- perate, and he knew it. To run out would be simply to invite destruction. But, nevertheless, he was ordered out. He obeyed, and his ships were destroyed. Now he is under censure at Madrid and a court- martial awaits him. General Toral, was wounded, after General Linares succeeded to command at Santiago, and found the city hemmed in by General Shafter. Fur- ther resistance was clearly futile. Fur- ther sacrifice of Hfe, therefore, would be criminal. His own judgment counseled surrender. He laid the matter before tue authorities at Madrid. Some shuffling fol- lowed, leaving the Spanish commander in doubt as to the home judgment. Finally he assumed responsibilty and surrendered. Now he is threatened with a court-martial. Had he held out until the forces under him w destroyed, would he not still have been censured? Is not complete success the oni id in Spain from humiliation an mt? A government which holds its agents to such terrible account ought to provide well for them. But it does not. It leaves them ig the line. It makes impossible and then commands it. “rs one man to destruction, and after he 1s censured. It leaves doubt, and when he decides against destruction and saves his army he is censured. Meanwhile, the rank and file are braced up with the most false and fantastic stories about their enemies. They are told that they will be butchered if taken; that It is far better to die with guns in their hands than cruelly after they have stacked them. Spain is mdeed a very hard mistress. She treats those who fight for her almost as badly as she does those who fight against her. —_++-2—__ The Anglo-Saxon {s incapable of treating @ Conquered foe with needless indignity. The Americans at Santiago cannot ho other than courteous. But there could be no excuse for their faifure to be always on suerd against treachery. ———~+-+__ Admiral Dewey has a great many laure!s, but not enough to tempt him to rest on them. in the urch ali a! has obeyed er in ————_~+-e—___ The Telephone Company's Plea. Three principal contentions form the basis of the telephone company’s plea in the pending injunction case designed to test the validity of the new rates fixed by the current District appropriation law. The company avers, first, that It is not obliged to furnish telephonic service to all who demand it; second, that the rates pre- scribed by the law apply only to the mes supplied to the District -govern- ment; third, that the rates are low to the peint of confiscation, being below the mit of expenses. Two of these contentions in- velve questions of law, the other an issue of fact. The court will be called upon to cide all of them in Its own way. The gen- eral public is mainly interested in the final outcome, hoping to see the new rates sus- ‘The company’s claim that it is not obliged to furnish all comers with the service ts ‘ag some respects novel. The corporation is ne other than a common carrier, and when tt undertakes to accommodate the public with Its service it cannot discriminate be- tween Individuals. Assuredly, If there be obstacles to the supplying of the service svch as the lack of the necessary conduit or air-wire and no official permit to supply the deficiency can be secured the company has a reasonable ground for declining to at- tempt the obviously impossible. With this limitation established the company must hold itself in readiness to serve all those who request the connection and are ready t> pay the legal fee. The company’s second point, that the rates are not applicable to the ordinary ccmmercial service, is weak. It is appar- ently based upon the fact that the para- graph in the appropriation bill prescribing the new rates was written in as a proviso to the paragraph concerning the District's telegraph and telephone service. But in its own terms and according to general understanding, as disclosed by the debates and by the entire circumstances of the case, that paragraph relates to the com- merciai service. Any other contention, un- der the circumstances, is absurd and un- tenable, and it cannot be questioned that the court will wave aside the plea that Con- gress has sought merely to restrict the rates to be charged for the ‘phones used by the District government. The third and final phase of the com- pany’s defense will doubtless prove to be the important issue. The case is to be tried virtually upon the question whether the telephone company can furnish the general service for the rates specified and still make a profit. The Nebraska rate de- cision of the United States Supreme Court was to the effect that it is unconstitutional and therefore void for any legislature to enact laws prescribing rates for common carriers that are in effect confiscatory, not permitting a profit or invo'ving a loss. The issue here, therefore, is one of fact. The people believe that the c¢mpany can give them the required telephonic service at the rates now specified by Congress and still make a profit. Testimony will doubtless be taken on this point, and the court will be guided by the facts set before it. Much depends upon the bookkeeping of the com- pary, upon its relations with the parent telephone company, upon the matter of royalties paid by the majority stockholders to themselves, and upon other devices of profit-concealment that have already been suggested in the course of the congres- sional inquiry into the matter. —_~so___ The American Example. The deliverance of Judge Brewer on the subject of territorial expansion is entitled to more serious attenticn than has been paid t> the Celiverances of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan. He fs a man of wide read- ing and has no political axes to grind. He dees not fix his eyes on the White House when he discusses public questions. But it must be admitted that he falls almost as far short as they do of clearing up the case. He merely advises against territorial expansion. He does not point out what should be done now that the fortunes of war have put the Spanish colonies at our mercy. Call off, and, except in Cuba, per- mit Spain to resume sway? He does not say so. But the United States must take scme defirite action, an@ the question to be decided is, what shall that action be? Simply to utter a warning is not to help solve the difficulty. Judge Brewer says: “It seems to me that the best way we cculd make our civilization of value to others is by example and not by force. We could make it valuable to the world « great deal Detter by example than by appropriating territory.” This entirely ignores the fact that this whole Cuban questicn grows out of the force of the American example. What have the insurgents done but imitate the Ameri- can example? Living within range of the American influence, familiar by intimate association with American life and pros- perity, the Cuban people found their own hard lot intolerable by comparison, and fin- ally took steps to drive their oppressors off. If the United States could so prosper under free government why not Cuba? And so they turned here for sympathy and assistance. Would Judge Brewer have de- nied thelr prayer? Would he have an- swered them that the United States had performed its fuil duty by setting them a goo1 example? When they asked him for bread would he have given them a stone? If the United States is to be merely an example it is, and will remain, a disturber of the pe If there had been no better gevernment here than Spain has main- tained in Cuba there should probably hav: been no outbreak in the island at all. The people knowing nothing better at home and observing similar conditions operating in the affairs of their neighbors would have continued to bend their necks to the yoke. But the United States infected them with a desire for liberty, and they took the field to try to secure it. Does no obligation grow out of setting people a good example? When the Cubans followed our example should we simply have looked on compla- cently and wished them success? Have sent them a tract instead of a square meal? a Guarding the Crossings. Local street ccnditions will probabiy be much improved when the Commissioners have perfected their arrangements for guarding the various street railway cross- ings as provided for by a paragraph in one of the recently enacted laws. For a long time efforts to compel the companies to station flagmen at these crossings have proved futile, although occastenal accidents demonstrated that the complex system of signals in vogue, as devised by the officials of the roads, could not be relied upon to prevent collisions. The prospect is that in the near future the number of danger points will be materially increased by the rapid transit equipment of the Eckington line and perhaps the Belt, while there is reason to look forward after a few more sessions to still further increases through the equip- ment of other roads. Under these circum- stances it is fortunate that the Commis- stoners now have the authority to employ the necessary flagmen, as special policemen, whose duty it shall be to prevent collisions and to regulate the necessarily complicated conditions at the busy junctions. The ad- vantages of the one-man system over the bell signals at crossings are obvious, and while this plan necessitates the stationing of a man in the middie of the street, this nuisance ir not to be compared with the danger of misunderstood signals and the possible consequences of death or maiming. Washington's streets ought to be kept as nearly as possible at the tep notch of safety, and it is only by the adoption of such remedies and measures as this that such a standard can be maintained. A stubborn attitude toward this country by Emperor Wilhelm would make it hard- er than ever for France to understand how Germany could have been so unreasonable about Alsace-Lorraine. — + oe — The contract for the transfer of prisoners is calculated to convince this country that the Spanish are much harder to beat in a bargain than they are in a battle. Gen. Miles goes to Porto Rico with 1,300 troops. Alphonso XIJI may as well aban- don~hope of any escape from his unlucky nuczber. ‘The eager anxiety of journalists to ref disinterested, but A.few fatherly words may bring Garcia to THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1898-12 PAGES. SHOOTING STARS. A Suspicion of Envy.. “I wonder what makes your superior of- ficer so angry with you for surrendering,” sald a Spanish soldier. “He's probably jealous because my turn came before his did.” A Warm Day. “Why do you weep, oh gentle lass? Could not grim woe consent to pass One of your grace and station?’ “IL am not weeping, sir,” quoth she. “The tear-drops that you think you see Are simply perspiration.” “Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “will do a heap o° growlin’ "bout de taxes on tea an’ coffee an’ nebber say a word "bout de Mberal revenue dey pays on blackberry an’ gin.” Impressions of a Great Man. “Politics,” said Senator Sorghum, “has made me what I em.” “No,” said the near relation, who doesn’t always express himself clearly, “politics has made you what you ain't, but what people think you are.” A Discrepancy. “Wot's fame anyhow!” exclaimed Plod- ding Pete contemptuously, as he threw aside the paper. “Dis is de tenth picture I've seen of dat man. An’ no two of ’em looked alike.” “Well,” replied Meandering Mike, “we sotter grin an’ bear it. We can't help it.” “No. But I can’t help raisin’ me voice in | protest when dey don’t take half de trouble about a man’s picture wnen he gits to be a | hero as dey do when he's took fur de rogucs’ gallery.” Anglo-Saxon Progre: The fashion's changing once again. A little while ago Our minds we'd wrench to study French And speak it “comme il faut. ‘Twas not in novelettes alone, You'd meet it every where; Among the swells and at hotels Upon the bills of fare. But when the gurs as tutors came A new idca spread. The notions old that once controlled In great confusicn fied. The new professor, Uncle Sam, Throws wide his college gates. Each land in turn will haste and learn To talk United States. ———>+s—___ Good Government for Hawa’ From the San Francisco Bulletin. Precisely wnat form of government may be agreed upon by the commission intrust- ed with that power cannot at present be stated in its details, but we know that it will be American—that it will be in har- mony with the eternal principles upon which the American government is based. The nattve Hawalians may be few in num- ber, but the institutions under which thirty-two new states have been blended with the original thirteen will surround them. The future of these Islands is brigh?. They are the half-way station between the western coast of America and eastern Asia. A great commerce is certain to grow out of the occupation of the Philippine Isiands end the industrial revival in eastern Asta. The Hawaiian Islands lie in the way of these fleets of merchantmen, and the peo- ple of Hawail will participate in the traf- fi Within a few years the Nicaragua nal will double the present ocean-carry- ing trade betw: the Atlantic states and Asia, and every vessel that passes through the canal will head for the Hawaiian Is- lands. Well may Hawail welcome ‘the American commission whose task it is to complete the purpose of the acts of Con- gress and of the Hawaiian government, and well may the people of the United States welcome Hawaii into the American Union. ————+-—__ “Old Glory” the Only Flag. From the Hawallan Star. It Is only a Httle bit of old womanish sen- timentality, this effort to keep the Hawaiian flag. Each state and territory adopts a ceat of arms, and it will be che province of our territorial legislature to settle upon what is desirable in that line, and also to It does adopt a territorial flag if it sees fit. not seem proper for the presen: legi to have anything to say in the matter. present order of things ’s passing and it savors very much of a tostator § ing to regulate the lives of future gerera- ns, for the present legislature to at- tempt to prescribe the dag of the future. The flag we have to do ‘vith is Old Glory, and the sooner that is ‘floating from ihe gcvernment building, the hett, +e. Insolent Yellow Correspondent. From the Chicago Evening Post. Respectable journalism throughout the United States unhesitatingly cepudiates and disclaims any responsibility for or sympathy with the insolent correspondent of the New York World whe, ia his mad desire for notoriety, had the temerity to slap General Shafter in the faze. This act, o shameless in itself, was merely the cul- mination of a career of impudent audacity that has excluded Sylvest Seovel from every ship of the United States and shut the flap of every army tent in his face. ovel long ago earned the title of the most offensive exponent of the school of jcurnalism that basks in the yellow glow of its own rottenness. Self-glorification is its first and last rule. The “yellow kid” who gathers the news with a muck rake is all, facts and decent modesty of siate- ment nothing. —_—_ + «____. War-Time Gossip. From Harper's Weekly. Most of us believe we have a pretty good idea of what happened in the principal fights, both on land and on sea, near San- tiago, but a multitude of rumors about va- rious little supplementary differences have been hard either to verify or to trace to any conclusion. We have been invited, first and last, to take sides in a great many highly interesting personal disputes. We have been assured that General Merritt and Secretary Alger could not agree, that the Secretary and General Miles did not work well together, that General Miles and General Shafter were mutually jealous and that General Shafter and Admiral Samp- son found co-operation very difficult. What bases of truth there may have been to any or all of these stories and others like them we don’t know and are not eager to learn. ‘The war has gone on somehow, and that is what we want. We can wait till it is over before we really settle down to gossip. —————+ee—___ No Time for Norton’s Pessimism. From the Chicago Journal. This is not the time for pessimism. This is not the year for sneers. Progress is not pessimistic, it is optimistic, hopeful, cheer- ful, belittling the obstacies instead of be- littling the power to pass them, magnify- ing each gain, pressing on unterrified and pausing, if at all, to administer a little needed castigation to a whiner or a snarier. Such men as Norton help nothing for- ward. When their*influence dominates and cynic snarls and evil prophecies take the place of hope and ambition, then fear sup- plants courage and progress ceases. In this onward march of the nation the Nor- tons and the Von Holsts and the rest of the political pessimists are welcome to go along if they wish to, and to fall out if they don’t. ‘They would not be shgt as de- serters if they went and helped the enemy in his own camp. _——e- Europe Summons American Genias. From the Chicago News. ‘The Oregon's memorable voyage led Rus- ! ‘Soft Shoes for tender feet.’ : ’ ‘. Fierce Cut © in Shoes. We have taken no half heart- ed measures to clear out all our summer stock—no gradual low- ering of prices with the advanc- ing summer—but a fierce cut that is making our stock melt away like snow in summer. The bargains are superb, and are rapidly being taken advantage Cut to $2.10. All Ladies’ Oxfords in black and tan vici kid that are marked $3.50 and $3.00. Your choice ot heavy welt soles so comfort- able for walking or light hand- turned soles. ery fashionable and smart style. Now $2.10. Cut to $1.85. Broken sizes in $2.50 and $3.00 grades of Black and Tan Vici Kid Oxfords. Dainty and excellent footwear that will give perfect comfort and satisfaction. Cut to $2.85. All Men’s Patent Leather and Tan Lace Shoes, marked $3.50 and $4.00. Hand-sewed. Have a style and fit that factory shoes can never imitate. All sizes and widths. Havenner’s 928 F St. N.W. ATLANTIC BUILDING. Shoe Shop at SEEDS ELE DOS ESSEC S SOHO E GE OO ? Freeze Your ? Own Cream. You'll fin] it far cheaper and much better than any Ice Cream you can buy. The work ef freezing cream is and quickly done if you have BLIZZARD" FREEZER. None size, Japanned WATER ation size 98c. up. PEOHOEPOOOOOT by 2-quarts (7 Hands —— COOLERS--2. * 4 z <> jy22-f.m_w-28 * PEPER TSE FECES EG ADE SE SORES ED Anyone Sick 7th & in your hone? Don’t you get very hot and tired sunning up and down stairs for ice, water and food? Our COOLERS will sw all this trouble for you, They keep water, fool sad mécicines handy to the patlent. g 1 (“Acme Gcolera,, $1. ‘!Calentta’ Coel+ ers, $1.25. “‘Narsery”” Coolers, $2.50. W. S. THOMPSON, THARMAGIST, 703 1 422-200 tee Bargain. A Wisconsin Peer- less Refrigerator is worth a third more than any other. Does its duty better. But we offer you choice of any in the house at 1S a the regular price. We keep our Fumi- ture stock complete al- ways. Well to remem- ber that. Hoeke, Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Pa. ave. and 8th st. RPOLPSLOPTSO OS OEE POSH DOODIED Reduced Prices Don’t Affect Stalee’s Work. We give the same style photos—uake the —— poses just as artistic and graceful—fnish —— photos in the seme Ceinty way. Only skilled nds work for us. ‘They arc too good to ! — To keep them with us all summer we must — be busy. Th:t's why prices are reduced to —— $2, $2.50 and $3.50 dozen for our artistic photos, W. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. ARTISTIC PHOTOS. Jy22-164 California Reisling $ ¢ e DISS PSI OGD HDL RDOBD DF PB-9D.PP1 O99OH8 HOG 5-9OH0. —as good a wine as the imported and costs only HALF THE PRICE. 40c. &@ quart for Roisling. Adds zest to a TO-KALON 3922-208 7 "Fhone ‘B93. DUCTIONS are in order at ‘Teel’s. Those fine $2 and $2.50 Madras Neglige Shits mow bear, the $1.60 mark, Best shirts you'll buy. : Teel’s, 1329 F. pee rr Candy Buyers, Saturday, Close at 6 p.m., Sat sia to place an order with her builder. ‘The | Will find an exeellont “assortment at GILL'S TWO Oregon justified expectations in the great | STORES. Marshmallows, Buttercups, Preserved naval other battle ships. ders that will keep Delaware and the bringing European navies up to date. Enlist or Pay. From toe San Francisco Bulletin. Spain gives her yor men, when they attain the age of Binetecn, their choice of enlisting for three years or paying the gov- ernment $300. Just now it would be mucha to her advantage to boom the financial al- ternative. 6 can’t get soldiers enough to do her any good, and heaven knows she battle of Santiago, but so did all the | Ginger, &c.. in HANDSOME METAL BOXES. Our Now look out for or- | Delicious Chocolates and Bon Bons at 25, 40 and the navy yards on the | 60 cts., and these famous Boxed Specialties at 13 Pacific coast busy in | cts. 921 F St. and 1223 Pa. Ave. Gill’s, “Fountain” Sprinkler, Hecht & Company. | Hecht & Company. sold for $7. We have given the suits a final cut. light ard dark cassimeres and cheviots, the handsome plaids and checks here at $7.50, $10 and $12 go in one lot tomorrow at Five Dollars. less than half in many ing time ahead. The sale will start tomorrow morning. have doubled the selling force, so that waited on promptly. “charged” if you wish. them as you can. This is the most extraordinary offering of the season, for it places fine Hecht- made and Hecht-guaranteed suits before you at instances. Butitis char- acteristic of Hechts to make such a sale at such a time, when there are weeks and weeks of wear- 50 to $12. All the which you have seen We you will be You may have them And you may pay for % $ 3 $5 for men’s suits $2 for pants which sold up to $6. We make a remarkable offering of men’s pants tomorrow. You can see some of the patterns in the window as you enter. We never have cut the pants so badly as we have this time, for we have put in the finest striped worsteds which sold for less than $4 and many of which brought $6. and cassimeres—none of etecotetetpaeveeeenteeaeaatentententebeatetetentedntetebebetetetetetentetetetentebeteteatetetetetetetetetrdeodeteteeae got = = : ' i “ Office coats, 25c. Lot of men’s striped rateen office coats, which uswally sell for 50c., go at 25e. tomorrow. In the past three weeks we have sold hutdreds. People marvel at their valu becanse they knew as well as ourselves that other Clothiers are showing them in thair windows at £5. They are the best made crash suits you ever saw. $1.98 instead of $5. : 4 $5 crash suits, $1.98, | Covert bike suits, $1.49 Crash vests, 39c. Crash coats, 89c. Crash pants, 89c. a a a ae ae te umer cevert is ideal fer hot weath- ear. Here are a lot of covert M- cycle suits, which sold for $4.98 eatly tn the season, Yon may have the choice of them tomorrow for $1.49. And you may have the scparate pants for 65e., made of same stuff. and made equally well. Nothing pefore a dies’ shirt waists. wands which first of It makes an immense choice, The The shirt waists go at 49c. empted will compare with the offering we make tomorrow in. 1 We have taken some of the finest shirt waists in the house and tho season sold for $1, $1.25 and $1.50 and bunched them at 49e. And it makes tthe greatest. values t consists of finest percales, lawns, batistes and chambrays, the most desirable waists to be had—and in the most desirable patterns. to be had in town Wash suits, 29c. Lot of boys’ w.ll-made Galate: cloth sailor blovse wash sul's, t id end baye collars cf iff colors—sold fer 9Se. until recanily—wal go for 29 cenis. & Overalls, 16!4c. The same beys’ “Brows made of blue denim straps and apren, wv abont town, wil be ¢ row for 164 cent Sailor suits, 59c. Lot of Lovs’ blue flannel sailor blonse sults, trimmed with white and red braid and embroider» a, sold for BRe. earlier In_the scagon, to go now for 5c. weralls, spender sell for 29. red here tomor- : 4 4 4 $ Silk skirts. $4.98, Lot of ladies’ broaded silk skirts, balance of a lne which #11 fer $7. will be closed out at $4.95. Haadsomest patterns you ever Crash suits, $1.98. Lot ef iadtes” crash sut's. which sold for $5 and $6, will be sold for $1.98 to- morrow. This may s able offer, but it is true. a Mnen crash. Serge suits, $5.50. Lot of Indies’ black cheviot serg> suits, ideel suits for summer onting Wear, with silk-lined jickets, which gold up te $14.68, will b> closed out at $5.50. | 2 4 é xs Rs 3. 2 é re 2 Bicycle suits, $1.49. Lot of ladies’ summer covert bicycle suits, some with leggins, which sold for : $ Z & $8.98, will be closed out at $149. These ¢ are perfectly washable—elegant for bl- l cycle we A severe cutting of boys’ suits, &c. Summer suits and skirts cut. All-linen pants, 9'4c. Lot ct boys’ all-linen check pants. such as sell for 25c. a pair usually, will go for Vgc. pair tomorrew. “Dewey” suits, 49c. Instead of paying 8c. for “Dewey” suits, come hers between ‘1 and 12 to- morrow and get them fo: d%e. Same snits—trede of Niue denim ana trimmed with white brid, Youths’ suits, $2.98. Lot of young men's and small men's suits, made of all-wool cheviets and cassimeres, not all sizes, but nearly all, balance of ‘two cr three lines wnlch sold up to $4.50, will go for $2.98. Crash skirts, 25c. Tat of ladies’ well-made crash skirts, good width and good hems, Usually 50c. is asked for this skirt, but tomorrow you may have them for 25¢ Duck suits, 99c. for of indies’ good, beary quality v du k suits, made with most stylish Jackets; in fact, these are the suits Which we have sold up to this time for $3.08—will be offered for 99c. Crash skirts, 69c. Lot of ext avy ct g tomorrow st eo~ % Some stores seil these shirts for Se. for a day ata time and mak lieve you are Are proper wid aSoaLonseatoateateeronsentercestensonenteadoaroncoerontente testers fonteatoesoatesteete sengeaetenfesfoateataatentoedoetortorfoatestnete orteteotantini etree Skirts, 99c. Lot of ladies” figared b.iliaatine and skiris—ideal siirts for summer wear—sol! for as high as $2. earlier in the season-‘y go for Ks ¢ ¢ es The balance of our great tory at half actual value. and ready brads, with pure ‘silk black or bi a! £2.00. Your choice Choice of all our children's straw sail- ors, all ccmbinations and colors—were regularly sold at $1.00 and $1.50. Choice while they last 35c. 4 Corset covers, 9I4c. Tot of ladies’ fine muslin corset covers, trimmed with handsome Hamburg em: broiders, low neck, felled seams, the splendid’ corset cover wsaully seki for 1¢., Will go for De. Child’s hose, 5c. Lot of children’s fast black ribbed hose, such as sel rsual y for 12%4c. pair, will be offered for Sc. pair. 69c. corsets, 39c. Lot of ladies’ summer and contil corsets, the same grades which are sold for @9¢. regularly by every store, will be old tomo:rsw for 38¢. : i : Reductions in Suspenders, 9c. Lot of men’s non-<lastic suspenders. with elastic cord ends, white and fancy colois, usually sold for 25e., to go for Be. Half hose, 7i4c. of acn’s seamless half Reductions in hats. Purchase of all tke floor goods of a Baltimore straw hat fac- Men's straw hats in seunette, spit and ot a Fat in the lot worth Jess than $1.50, Reductions in ladies’ wearables. ‘Reductions in millinery and ribbons. the popular rough bands, dontie brims, all 79¢, and some are excellent 8’ and girls’ washable in ciash, linen, duck Choice of 21 b: and } sold for Svc. Choice of all ere regularly and Te #100. 2 3c. b> oviontoatnetedtocte derceesentoatortontentectoriorterieegentonfontontentontenteareeceoteoteoteerenteateeronteeseecedteeteotees 98c. wrapper sale. We bunch an tmmense lot of ladi fine emboldery and braid-trimmed w: pers at which sold up to $2.50. They are the finest wrappers in the house the finest made garments possible to us. With colored tep hos», such+as you'll find selling for 19c. pair about town, NU be offered ase tomorrow for Ske. pair, Ribbed vests, 414c. Lot of ladies’ white Swiss “ribbed Yests, with neck and armholes run with tape, to go for Hye. each. men’s goods. Neckwear, 17c. Lot of men’s veckwear. in all the mest desirable effects and stylish pat- ‘terns, an odd Jot left trom oar 35e. and Spe. Hoes, WEI b> <Mfered tomorow for fe. each, 35c. underwear, 19c. Men's balbriggan shirts and drawers, ‘deal summer weight—not the poor underwear. but the same for which you'll pag B5e. elnewhere—will go for Ie. gar- ment Ladies’ hats, llc. A large lot of ladies” white, black and colored hats will go tuworrow for Ie. Woodward a n Loth rop, roth, rrth and F Sts. N. W. Saturday is Children’s Day Boys, Girls’ and Little Chit- dren’s Outfittings at [lid- Summer Prices. © Boys’ Clothing. Special mid-summer prices prevail on all classes of Boys’ Outfittings— the sorts that every boy need: whether he stays at home or takes an outing at the seashore or in the mountains. At 33.65 each. From $5 and $6— weight All-wool Blouse Suite, ber 2 ia braids or combined with fancy perfect harmony of colorings. At $2.25 to $6.75 each— Boys’ Light-weight Wool Re in pretty effects, for coal antuin or seashore. Sizes 3 to 8 ¥ At 48c. pair. From 75¢.— 500 pairs Boys’ All-wool Pants, in a half dozen good styles. to 1 rs.” A splendid yalue. At 69¢., 3 for $2.00. From $1.50— B Washable Suits in various pretty effects, blouse and double-breasted styles. Sizes 3 to 8. At 25c. to 50c. pair— Boys’ Washable Duck and Linen Pants, in good variety aud specially good qualities. All’ sizes At 15¢. each. From 25; ble Fancy Tam O'Shenters—also sult s’ Clothing. Many marked reductions prevail on various lines of Girls’ Summer Clothing, and tomorrow we shall of- fer at specially reduced prices the following lots of girls’ fashionable Wash Dresses: Were $3.75 to $5.00— consisting of Percates, . in the very best in laces, emb popu braids, « At $5.00. Were $7.00 to $9.75— Girls’ Very Fine and Dain gendie and Dresses, in beautiful fufty si nd plat rously trimmed with laces and riti« nu in the lot and many exquisitely beautiful creations, At $1.00 each. Were $1.90— Girls’ White Pique Shirt Waiste, effects and all fresh, new small sizes of women's waists, bat were made expressly for girls—hence portioned. ‘Third floor. Infants’ Summer Clothing. A full assortment of Summer Dress and Toilet Requisites now in stock, and special attention is called to the following practical articles ar moderate prices: At 25c. each— Cambric Short Dresses, yoke of fine tucks and in sertion, ruffle on neck and sleeves the very latest These are not waists thet operly pres At 50¢. each— Cambric Short Dresses, Uon, embroidery on Fuke of tucks and Inser and sleeves. At 75c. each— Shert Dresses, yoke of hemstitched tnck: to rufe of embroidery on neck ang floor. Women’s Summer Neckfixings. All the latest novelties in Nec’ fixings, such as new Pique Puffs, Pique Stocks, Silk and Pique String Ties, Silk and Satin Puffs, Liberty Silk Fronts. Specials, just arrived, are as follows: At 25. each— Dainty White Mull Ties, bemstitched, tucked an@ e trimmed: also a g us sprinkling of All- lace Ties. There goods are not skimpy, but full length and width and such as are usually sold for @ third to a half mere. At 12}c. each. Usually 25¢— splendid variety—Migcred silks in ght and dark effects and plain satins im black, Fellow, heliotrope, browns, reds, greens, etc. First Boor Sailer Hats Are here in splendid variety. The latest shapes; white, black and navy rough and smooth straws; narrow and wide brims. Also Panamas and plain straws for those who don’t like the rongh braids. Special values, just arrived, are as follows: At 5oc., 75c. and $1.00 each— Berutiful Rough Straw Sailors, with marrow and broad brims and black, bine, red and polka dot bands. ‘These are very much better values than usual for the prices—especially the balf-dollar ones. At 75c., $1.00 and $1.25 each— of large Bteck Rengh Straw ang atly in demrnd now. Summer Muslin Undergarments. Three lots cf Summer Undergar- ments will be offered tomorrow at less than the usual prices. Sightly, well made and propely proportioned. The cloth alone would cost as much. At 35¢. each— Women's Light-weight Muslin Gowns, agen twcked yoke in front, ve or high peck. Bee rumie on mock aed slecves At 65c. each— Hubbard style, in frent, ruffle